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Large Egyptian Wooden Shabti with Hieroglyphs Large Egyptian Wooden Shabti with Hieroglyphs Large Egyptian Wooden Shabti with Hieroglyphs
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LOT 0035

Large Egyptian Wooden Shabti with Hieroglyphs

NEW KINGDOM, CIRCA 1300 B.C.

8 5/8 in. (107 grams, 22 cm high).

Finely modelled with gesso surface and painted detailing; wearing lappet wig and broad collar, crossed hands holding agricultural implements; frontal column of hieroglyphic text dedicating the shabti to 'The illuminated, the Osiris, Renpt-nefer, true of voice'.

Provenance

Part of an old collection dating back to the 19th century.
Ex property of a gentleman, acquired before the 1980s.
Private collection of Mr T.H., Norfolk, UK.

Literature

Cf. similar in the collection of the British Museum under accession no.EA34168.

CONDITION
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LOT 0035

Large Egyptian Wooden Shabti with Hieroglyphs

Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,170

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